Uplink Transmission Enhancements for Multi-TRP Operation

    公开(公告)号:US20220303079A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-22

    申请号:US17593424

    申请日:2020-10-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A base station and a user equipment (UE) communicate the configure uplink communications in a multi-transmission and reception point (multi-TRP) configured network. The UE receives an indication of multiple sounding reference signal (SRS) resources that are to be used for uplink beam tracking, wherein each SRS resource is associated with different spatial relation information, transmits SRS using the associated spatial relation information, receives an indication that a user equipment (UE) is configured with one or more beam pairs, the one or more beam pairs configured by the network based on the SRS and transmits an uplink channel based on the indicated one or more beam pairs.

    ENHANCED RACH-LESS HANDOVER
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220201565A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17441790

    申请日:2020-03-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure describes methods, systems, and devices for handover of a user equipment (UE) from a source node of a radio access network (RAN) to a target node of the RAN. In one example, a method involves receiving, by the UE and from the source node, a RACH-498 handover message comprising: (i) an uplink grant for establishing a connection with the target node, and (ii) an identifier of a reference signal associated with a beam of the target node. The method also involves performing, by the UE, a handover based on the RACH-less handover message.

    HANDOVER ENHANCEMENT WITH SIMULTANEOUS UE TRANSMISSION BEAMS

    公开(公告)号:US20220174569A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-02

    申请号:US17593674

    申请日:2020-04-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include methods performed by a user equipment (UE). The methods include transmitting two transmission (Tx) streams simultaneously, wherein the two Tx streams are transmitted by two distinct Tx polarization circuitries within a same UE antenna panel circuitry as two Tx polarizations. The methods also include identifying a first signal, identifying a second signal, transmitting the first signal in a first direction using a first polarization of an antenna panel and transmitting the second signal in a second direction using a second polarization of the antenna panel.

    RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (RRM) TESTING USING ANDLE OF ARRIVAL (AOA)

    公开(公告)号:US20220141684A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:US17432823

    申请日:2020-02-24

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus is provided for performing testing using arrival of angles (AOA). The system, method, and apparatus can receive a first test signal from a first cell; receive a second test signal from a second cell; and perform a test based on AOA of the first test signal and the second test signal. At least one of the first test signal and the second test signal can include a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) signal or a synchronization signal block (SSB) signal. The first test signal can include a different number of SSBs transmitted during an Measurement Timing Configuration (MTC) window when compared to the second test signal. The system, method, and apparatus can receive the first test signal and the second test signal in a time division multiple access (TDMA) manner. The first cell can include a serving cell and the second cell can include a neighboring cell of the serving cell. The system, method, and apparatus can receive the first test signal using a main lobe of an antenna and the second test signal using a side lobe of the antenna.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RADIO LINK MONITORING FOR HIGH SPEED SCENARIO

    公开(公告)号:US20220132344A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-28

    申请号:US17431286

    申请日:2020-02-21

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for use in a wireless network for radio link monitoring for high speed user equipment (UE). For example, some embodiments are directed to a user equipment (UE) including radio front end circuitry and processor circuitry coupled to the radio front end circuitry. The processor circuitry can be configured to monitor a downlink associated with a cell using a reference signal and estimate a downlink radio link quality associated with the downlink. The processor circuitry can further be configured to compare the estimated downlink radio link quality with a threshold. The processor circuitry can further be configured to trigger an out-of-sync operation in response to the downlink radio link quality being worse than the threshold. The threshold can include a value less than 10%.

    RADIO LINK MONITORING ENHANCEMENTS FOR POWER SAVINGS

    公开(公告)号:US20220022064A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:US17290692

    申请日:2019-10-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for radio link monitoring (RLM) evaluation period and layer 1 (L1) indication interval enhancements. A user equipment (UE) uses a scaling factor to scale the RLM evaluation period and/or the L1 indication interval. Different scaling factors may be used for different scenarios, conditions, or criteria. The same or different scaling factors may be used for the RLM evaluation period and the L1 indication interval. The scaling factor or a scaling factor index may be signaled to the UE by higher layer signaling. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

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